The Astronomical Significance of the Large Carnac Menhirs

A. Thom, A. S. Thom, 1971. Journal for the History of Astronomy 2, 147–160.

Argues that the largest menhirs of the Carnac region, above all the Grand Menhir Brisé at Locmariaquer, served as foresights for observing the moon's extreme positions.

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The start of the Thoms' lunar reading of the Carnac megaliths.

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The Carnac alignments

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Thom, A., & Thom, A. S. (1971). The Astronomical Significance of the Large Carnac Menhirs. Journal for the History of Astronomy 2, 147–160. https://doi.org/10.1177/002182867100200301

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Thom, A. and A. S. Thom. “The Astronomical Significance of the Large Carnac Menhirs.” Journal for the History of Astronomy 2, 147–160 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1177/002182867100200301.